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Flying Field Podcast Episode 126
August 03, 2014

Episode 126 is a replay of an interview with a World War II B-17  Bomber pilot. He describes his experiences flying over Europe and flying as an airline captain after the war. Part 1 of the interview is in Episode 125. -   - . -

Flying Field Podcast Episode 125
May 25, 2014

Episode 125 replays an interview with a World War II B-17 Bomber pilot. He describes his experiences in pilot training and some missions over Europe.  Part two of the interview will be in Episode 126.

Flying Field Podcast Episode 124
February 26, 2014

Episode 124 reviews the 2014 AMA Expo in Ontario, CA, and the 2014 Arizona Electric Festival and the recent Desert Jet Storm jet rally both held in the Phoenix area. As promised, here are some pictures from the two flying events and a link to my YouTub...

Flying Field Podcast Episode 123
December 09, 2013

Episode 123 reviews a couple of new model lines in the market place in addition to offering a couple of tips and tricks for modelers.  Reminders of a couple of upcoming modeling events rounds out the show. -

Flying Field Podcast Episode 122
September 19, 2013

Episode 122 takes a look at a technique to repair damaged EPO models. - A recent crash with my Dynam Tempest resulted in some repair work.  This podcast describes how to use hot water, adhesives and custom paint matches to do a repair that will ha...

Flying Field Podcast Episode 121
July 29, 2013

Episode 121 takes a look as some pointers for shooting videos of your models including using a camera grip and shotgun microphone. - Links to products mentioned in the podcast: -   -   -   -  

Flying Field Podcast Episode 120
June 17, 2013

Episode 120 takes a look at some cool RC apps for your smartphone. We also take a quick look at the latest rage in electric modeling -- sound systems. - Links to websites and products mentioned in this podcast: - Toysonics.com - Dynam F4U Corsair -

Flying Field Podcast Episode 119
March 31, 2013

Episode 119 takes a look at the growing number of flight stabilization products hitting the market and the trend to build the capability into receivers. There is also a look at the valuable lobbying services provided by the AMA along with a tongue-in-c...

Flying Field Podcast Episode 118
February 24, 2013

Episode 118 is an interview with Mike Heer who is a frequent reviewer on the EZone of RC Groups.  Mike was intereviewed at the Arizona Electric Festival. There is also a brief discussion of an article on sound from the March issue of the AMA's Model Av...

Flying Field Podcast Episode 117
January 20, 2013

Episode 117 is a report on the AMA Expo held January 11 – 13 in Ontario, CA.  It includes a trade floor interview with a representative from Horizon Hobby where we discuss the new Parkzone Visionaire and the HobbyZone Glasair … Continue reading →